The fact that I was going to be the first American woman to go into space carried huge expectations along with it. Sally Ride americancarryexpectation Change image and share on social
On a standard space shuttle crew, two of the astronauts have a test pilot background - the commander and the pilot. Sally Ride astronautbackgroundcommander Change image and share on social
I think eventually private enterprise will be able to send people into orbit, but I suspect initially it's going to have to be with NASA's help. Sally Ride enterpriseeventuallyinitially Change image and share on social
Well, we spend an awful lot of our time working and doing experiments. It's very busy up on the shuttle. Sally Ride awfulbusyexperiment Change image and share on social
I haven't written my memoirs or let the television movie be made about my life. Sally Ride lifemakememoir Change image and share on social
The food isn't too bad. It's very different from the food that the astronauts ate in the very early days of the space program. Sally Ride astronautbadday Change image and share on social
So most astronauts getting ready to lift off are excited and very anxious and worried about that explosion - because if something goes wrong in the first seconds of launch, there's not very much you can do. Sally Ride anxiousastronautexcite share on social
Some astronauts sleep in sort of beds - compartments that you can open up and crawl into and then close up, almost like a little bedroom. Sally Ride astronautbedbedroom Change image and share on social
So I decided on science when I was in college. Sally Ride collegedecidescience Change image and share on social
I've spent my whole life not talking to people, and I don't see why I should start now. Sally Ride havelifepeople Change image and share on social
